LS Students Compete in Lego Tournament

Our team of 4th grade boys, nicknamed the Hackley Tridents, chose to explore irrigation on a farm. Concerned with contaminated water runoff, they built a model showing a runoff ditch with a filtration system which would feedback into the farm’s irrigation system. Their model included a motorized tractor used to irrigate the fields and a second motor powering the filtration system.

The Hackley Aqua Builders, a team of 3rd and 4th grade girls, selected snowmaking as their water use. They learned about the strain snowmaking can put on the water supply near a ski resort, and developed an idea for a collection basin for rain and snowmelt which could feed into their resort’s snow guns. Their model included a motorized snow maker and water filtration system attached to their collection basin.

Both teams presented their models, as well as posters outlining their research and designs, to a panel of judges and a large audience. They fielded questions about their prototypes, the design process, and their experiences as a team. Both teams made an impressive showing.